Starting from Scratch
If I wanted to make money in bodybuilding, fitness or figure and if I had to start fresh, with little money, here are the steps that I would take starting right now.
1) I would get a video camera. I would get one that has an external microphone port, has image stabilization, records to HD video and costs less than $200. The new Kodak Zi8 HD Pocket Video Camera would be my entry level choice. It will pay for itself many times over. If I couldn’t afford the camera, I would find a friend and ask to borrow theirs. Note - the Kodak is due to be released on September 15th 2009
2) I would sign up for a free www.youtube.com account. I would pick a username for my youtube account that people can remember. I would either use my real name or I would come up with a username like “Bob’s Fitness Tips” or “Sleek and Sexy”.
3) I would join the free message board at www.fitnessvideou.com to learn how to quickly edit and upload my fitness videos to youtube so that they display in widescreen and have great quality.
4) I would pattern my new youtube channel after this one: http://www.youtube.com/user/charliejames1975
When you go to this link, notice the google ads on the page.
Notice that Zuzana, the owner of the youtube page, is not only in great shape but that she has over 1.1 million channel views since she started her youtube account a little over a year ago.
Notice that she has over 23,000 subscribers to her youtube channel.
Notice all of the channel comments. Notice what great quality her videos are. HD, good audio and little shakiness.
So the question is - how is she making money?
The answer is ADVERTISING.
She is a member (invite only) of youtube’s partner program. http://www.youtube.com/partners
Click on the link above to see story after story of everyday people who are cashing in by doing just what I’m describing.
Some are making thousands a month.
Some are making over a million a year.
And some are still in their teens!
Total cost of this business venture?
The cost of a camera and a little time.
Don’t try and reinvent the wheel - just use http://www.youtube.com/user/charliejames1975 example as your template.
I’ve been watching her channel for almost a year.
She didn’t wait for things to be perfect - the design of her channel, the videos, etc. She just got started and then improved things as she made progress.
She stayed focused, persistent and consistent.
By the way, had you ever heard of Zuzana before today?
Chances are you answered “No”.
But it just goes to show that you don’t have to be Monica Brant, Adela Garcia or Jennifer Nicole Lee to find fortune and fame!
These are the types of money making ideas (and provide you with the steps) that I pass along in my “How To Make Money In BodyBuilding, Fitness and Figure 101!” CD’s at www.howtomakemoneyinfitness.com
Just one idea from these CD’s can literally take your finances to a whole new level. It’s all explained at www.howtomakemoneyinfitness.com
P.S. “I have been involved in the fitness industry for 20 years now.
I have been to many workshops and read many books on how to make money.
What is so refreshing about www.howtomakemoneyinfitness.com is that it addresses uniquely my needs as an athlete, a fitness professional, and a business person.
Scott has been giving away secret after secret every month in the subscription.
I can hardly wait for next month to start putting to work the new resources that I will learn about.
I already have a successful fitness business and Scott’s membership program is helping me to challenge my mind to create more, and give more to the fitness community that I have been so passionate about all my life.
I highly recommend anyone who has a fitness business to get the monthly CD program. It is great to be able to listen in my car and think of new ideas and create business plans while I am driving around.
Thank you Scott for addressing a huge need for us athletes to get moving and create the financial success I know that we should all be enjoying.”
Nancy Georges
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